My iPod works, but doesn't play any songs

Here's a list of what it does do:
1) It can connect fine.
2) It can be imported with songs, files, etc...
3) It can be operated just as any other iPod
Here's what it can't do:
1) It can't play any of the songs that I have imported into it, when I try to play a song, it freezes, I can hear the hard drive moving and if I fast forward I can catch parts of the songs (sometimes), but aside from that there's no music playback.
If you have a resolution for this, please do post, and thanks-a-million in advance

Try resetting the iPod. Nothing will be lost.
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Similar Messages

IPod mini doesn't play ANY songs!!! Please Help

My iPod mini doesn't play any songs. It doesn't play purchased music from the iTunes Music Store, ripped CDs, or ANYTHING. On the iPod I go to play a song but the music time counter remains on 0:00. When it does this faint sounds of the song trying to start can be heard, but then a lot of static comes up. A song did start once but it stoped at 7 seconds. I've tried the 5 Rs and everything I can think of! Please Help!
Windows XP First Generation Silver Refirbed iPod mini

Try resetting your iPod and/or resyncing the files to the iPod. Also below are two articles that may help
Troubleshooting songs that skip on iPod
iPod: Troubleshooting songs and audiobooks that won't play

Have 60 gig ipod classic will power up will go to songs but will not play any songs just sits there on 0 I can fast foreword but it still will not do a thing just sits at new spot in song help please.

Have 60 gig ipod classic will power up will go to songs but will not play any songs just sits there on 0 I can fast foreword but it still will not do a thing just sits at new spot in song and will not play , help please.

Update!
This is what I did to fix both the skipping songs problem and the iPod verifying forever & not able to restore problem (because of iTunes 9):
a) I used Disk Utility to reformat my iPod while in Disk Mode using the instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363?viewlocale=en_US
and here:
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/index.shtml#backup
b) Do not unplug your iPod after reformatting (mine showed up as a firewire disk) - simply launch iTunes ( I went back to 8.2) and follow the Restore instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
iPod is recognized, syncs and doesn't skip songs anymore after that miserable experience with iTunes 9!!!

My ipod is not able to play any songs

first he jumped the list, now he doesnt play any song...Updated and reset the ipod. thought maybe it was due to a song...but he couldnt play any song at all...can sb help me or tell me what to do?

First make sure Shake to Shuffle is turned off in the Settings. If that doesn't help, try restoring your iPod to factory settings in iTunes.
B-rock

My Ipod Video 30 GB isnt playing any songs any more, i can find them all but when i want to play one the player stops at 0:00, and i tried a reset and to formate it and so on but nohting seems to work, what can i do?

My IPod Video 30 GB isn't playing any songs any more, i can find them all but when I want to play one the player stops at 0:00, and I tried a reset and to formatted it and so on but nothing seems to work, what can i do?

Please helm me, has anyone got an idea?

My ipod g2 doesn't play any song or any sound

my ipod doesn't play any music or sound but the earphones are new

Do you download your songs, via eg. kazza, limewire, winmx etc?
If so, make sure that you do not move them into another folder.
eg. You download Song from Limewire called 'The Apple song'
'The Apple song' goes into Limewire folder. You play the song in iTunes - Fine, but when you move the file into another file, the PC/Mac will not recognize the new path.

Itunes will open, but I cannot play any songs, nor enter the store. It displays the message 'itunes have stopped working' and then closes

I went in to use itunes today. It opened up right away, but I can't play any songs nor enter the store. It displays the message ' itunes has stopped working' and then closes. I tried removing itunes and reloading. Same thing. This is on my PC. My wife can still open itunes on her PC. Can anyone help?

Hello printer12
Start your troubleshooting with the article below as it goes over issues with iTunes crashing and multiple options to troubleshoot.
iTunes for Windows XP: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1421
Regards,
-Norm G.

Problem with Dock Connector, Ipod Charges but doesn't play sounds

We have two Ipod Touch 3rd generation at home. We recently bought a stereo with a dock to play music from our iTouch.
One of the Ipods works just fine with it, but the other will only charge and not play music. When I try to see my output options I can only select Ipoud Touch or Apple TV. When I am playing music with the working Ipod I can choose between Dock Connector and Apple TV.
I have already tried hard reset but nothing has changed.
Any suggestions? I would REALLy appreciate your help.
Thanks!

- Do they both have the same iOS? The latest is 5.1?
- Look at the dock connectors for both units and compare them., Loof for bent, missing or corroded contacts and other abnormalities.
- Tey the following with the non-working one:
- Reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
-Restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

Hi, i ve just brought a new pc ,we have transferred all our files but for some reason my daughters litunes library works , but mine does nt , its there but you cant play any songs from my list. my nano is older than my daughters. can anyone help?

hi, just brought a new pc i have transferred all the files, but cannot access my itunes library to play music on the pc, its on the pc , but it wont let me play music. my daughters library works though, but she has a newer model than mine. how can i access my old library? at the moment the pc says all i can do sync my ipod , but that means clearing my songs and having my daughters library imported to my i pod thus losing my songs. is there anything i can do to restore my library?

iPod Nano: Multiple Users- Single iTunes

Transferred Itunes to New Computer but Now cant play any songs?

Can anybody help? I transfered my itunes library using the ipod as a hard drive to my new computer. Great! Everything is there, playlists still the same etc! Just when I thought "wow that was easy" I tried to play a song from new computer and it came up with a message about how the original file/format is not on that computer so it couldnt play it? Im not sure what to do now?
If you do what itunes suggest and download your entire library to CD etc this will take forever not to mention the amount of CDs! I think this is a stupid suggestion as well because you might as well go through all your actual CDS and just upload them again to your new computer. Surely there must be a cable or something I could use?
Sony Windows Vista

I followed the instructions on how to move your library to a new computer.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
I followed the instuctions which said to locate my itunes folder and the drag the folder from my docs over to my ipod which was shown in my computer/external devices. This took some time.
I then downloaded itunes onto my new computer and plugged the ipod into my new computer. I dragged the itunes library file from the ipod (which was a large file so definately the one that had all the songs it) It took about 20/30 minutes to transfer all the songs from the ipod onto the itunes library on my new computer. Everything looked fine and then I tried to click on a song and it told me "The song could not be be used because the orignal file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" Having said yes to locating the file it brings up my folder options... I select the itunes library once again because this is where it would be located but then nothing happens?

The ipod just wont sync or play any song. gives error 1439. what am i suppose to do? i cant even restore it... any suggestions?

ast night i tried to sync my ipod fr a couple of songs that i just bought, but it just wont sync. gives the 1439 error. tried restoring it, and even that failed. now my ipod shows 0 songs or videos on it, and it wont even sync. anyone with any thoughts on this?
i just updated the itunes to version 11.0.3.42.
is that the issue?

Hello rafiquethics,
The following article contains further information regarding this particular error and steps for resolving the issue.
iPod: Cannot restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1372
Resolution
Note: If you have an iPod shuffle you may need to use the iPod Reset Utility to restore the iPod. If you are not sure which iPod you have, see Identifying iPod models.
To troubleshoot this issue, try the following solutions in this order:
Disconnect and reconnect your iPod to iTunes, and then attempt to restore or update the iPod again.
Restart your computer and then attempt to restore or update the iPod again.
Try connecting your iPod to a different USB port, and then attempt to restore or update the iPod again. Connecting to a USB 2.0 port is recommended. For Windows computers, refer to Identifying USB 2.0 ports on your computer for instructions.
Remove any USB devices not manufactured by Apple that you have connected to your computer (it is not necessary to remove your keyboard or mouse). Then, attempt to restore or update the iPod again.
Update to the latest version of iTunes, and then attempt to restore or update the iPod again.
Try to restore or update the iPod again using a different user account for your computer. For example, create a new test user account on the computer with admin rights, and with iTunes installed, try to restore/update the iPod. For instructions on how to do this, follow steps under the heading "Restore using a new user account" inthis article.
Try disabling Disk Use on your iPod and attempt to restore or update the iPod again. If that doesn't work, try enabling Disk Use on your iPod and attempt to restore/update. Refer to Putting iPod into Disk Mode for instructions.
If using a Windows PC to restore or update your iPod, try to reregister ".dll" files as described under "Solution 1" in iTunes displays -50 error message when syncing iPod on Windows XP
If using a Windows PC, try to update or reinstall your Windows USB drivers, referring to the section titled "iPod only: Updating, or in some cases reinstalling, the drivers for your computer's USB interface may resolve this issue."
Cheers,
Allen

My ipod turns off when i play any song.

Can someone help me on what to do i really need it.

I assume it's fully charged? Does the same thing happen when you try to play the iPod whilst connected to power (either the computer or charger)?

Can see entire library in iTunes but can't play any songs

An exclamation mark "!" appears next to each song in my library. This happens seemingly arbitrarily- sometimes everything is OK- since I installed v 5.0. From what I can tell, the song list is not connecting to the song files...I have no idea why. Has this happened to anyone else?

Disconnect other USB devices from your computer and connect iPad to a different USB 2.0 port on your computer (not on your keyboard).
Turn iPad off and turn it on again. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on top of iPad for a few seconds, until a red slider appears. Then slide the slider.
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
Restart your computer. Then reconnect iPad to your computer.
Download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTune

2 of my movies are no longer working in my iTunes or on my iPod Touch, One doesn't play at all and the other gets to about 29:00 than stops working and I don't want to buy them again. What's happening?

2 of my movies are no longer working in my iTunes or on my iPod Touch, One doesn't play at all and the other gets to about 29:00 than stops working and I don't want to buy them again. Then also when I added a non-iTunes movie and tried to have iTunes make an iPod/IPhone version it gave me error -4. What's happening to my movies?

I also have to add that the right earbud only doesn't work on my phone while i'm listening to music. If I'm face timing it's okay. what the heck.

My ipod touch(4th gen) just recently had the iOS 5 update.bu for some reason about 80% of my music collection appears with no album artwork and doesnt play any songs.basically it has my music on their but wont let me access it? please help!

My ipod touch(4th gen) just recently had the iOS 5 update.bu for some reason about 80% of my music collection appears with no album artwork and doesnt play any songs.basically it has my music on their but wont let me access it? please help!

i have the same problem but i have ios 5.01. how do you unsync? please help, thanks

My iPod works, but doesn't play any songs

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for